The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-09
CAPTURE OF A MURDERER.
Dallas Whitehead Arrested for Killing Abe
Landers on Monday Night.

The mystery of Mondays midnight murder
was solved yesterday morning at o'clock, when
after an eventful nights search the officers sue
ceeded in arresting Dallas Whitehead, the young
man who fired tho fatal shot It was one of the
most difficult cases the police have had for
long time. The officers who worked on the case
wero Sergeant Quisley and Patrolmen Hager-
dorm, Slate and Laporte. They were unable to
find anything at the scene of the murder, those
who were at the dance refusing to say anything
about the matter. AT 3 o'clock they went up in
Bucktown. and from colored BOY who was at
tho dance learned that Whitehead was the man
who probably did the shooting, and that he lived
in Belmont. The officers then went to Belmont,
and succeeded in finding the Reed boys, who were
at the dance. They disclaimed any informal
about the shooting, and said they did not know
where Whitehead lived The Whitehead home
was found though, with the aid of the town
marshal, and Patrolmen Slate and Laporte Sc
creted themselves to watch the house. Just at
daybreak Qnigley and Hagerdorn. who remained
about the town, saw the elder Whitehead leave
his house, and 60 toward Joseph McLain's stable.
They followed him. and found Young Whitehead
secreted in the hay-now.
After he was arrested he confessed to thekll-
ing of Landers, and talked freely of the circum-
stances surrounding the affair His story, sub
pany with Frank Reed who also lives in Bel
mont Landers had brought to the dance Miss
Hattie Teeters, and because Whitehead danced
several sets with her IIanders became sulen, and
made threats against him. Just before 10 o'clock
he and Reed started home, and were followed
by the Teerers girl and Nora Belle Easley. They
were followed by Abe Landers Walter Teeters
and Frank Sedan. In front of No. 124 South
Tennessee street Landers walked up to White
head ard said he could not go home with the
Teeters girl. In the quarrel Landers drew his
revolver and as he did SO Whitehead jerked it
from his hand, and drawing his own shot him.
Whitehead says that after doing the shooting
he ran south on Tennessee street to Louisiana
street. ard then turned west At the Vincennes
bridge over White river he was overtaken by
the Reed boys. who advised him to give himself
up, but he refused and went with them to Bel
mont, where they helped to secrete him.
Whitehead was taken before the Mayor yes
terday morning. He waived examination and
was sent to the grand jury. His plea will be
self-defense, but he says himself that the re-
volver he claims to have taken from Lenders as
unloaded. When he was arrested he had two
revolvers on his person-one unloaded and one
with one chamber empty He has been en-
ployed for some tins in Nordyke s. Marmon's
foundry
Landers died between and o'clock yester-
day morning. His remaines have not been
claimed by his relatives, and the body will prob
ably 60 to the medical college. His friends con-
tradict the published statement that he was of
a ouarreisome disposition. and say that he was
never arrested for any offense.